Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Rules Committee on March 5, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.
2019 Regular Session
House Bill 637
voter enfranchisement; create joint legislative study committee on.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE VOTER ENFRANCHISEMENT JOINT LEGISLATIVE STUDY COMMITTEE TO EXAMINE THE IMPACT OF NONVIOLENT OFFENSES ON FRANCHISEMENT; TO STUDY ANY POTENTIAL POLICY OR LAW CHANGES THAT WOULD PROVIDE NONVIOLENT FELONS WITH THE ABILITY TO HAVE THEIR RIGHT TO VOTE RESTORED UPON COMPLETING ALL SENTENCING REQUIREMENTS, ANY NEGATIVE SOCIETAL EFFECTS THAT FALL UPON NONVIOLENT FELONS WHO HAVE COMPLETED ALL OF THEIR SENTENCING REQUIREMENTS BUT HAVE NOT HAD THEIR RIGHT TO VOTE RESTORED, AND ANY POLICIES AND PROCEDURES THAT HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED BY OTHER STATE LEGISLATURES TO RESTORE THE RIGHT TO VOTE TO NONVIOLENT FELONS WHO HAVE COMPLETED ALL OF THEIR SENTENCING REQUIREMENTS; TO REQUIRE A REPORT TO THE 2020 REGULAR SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
5 co-sponsors
Missy McGee, Kathy Sykes, David Baria, John W. Hines, Sr., Deborah Butler Dixon
Its course
January 16 to March 5, 2019, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action7 actions on 7 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 16 to Feb 1126 days
Apportionment and ElectionsJan 16 to Jan 3115 days
In the SenateFeb 11 to Mar 5 · stopped22 days
ElectionsFeb 26 to Mar 46 days
RulesMar 4 to Mar 5 · stopped1 day
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 16 – Feb 11
- Jan 16Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
- Jan 31Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 11Passed the House
In the Senate Feb 12 – Mar 5
- Feb 12Sent to the Senate
- Feb 26Referred to the Senate committees on Elections and on Rules
- Mar 4Reported from EL to RU in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
- Mar 5Died in committee in the Senate
All 7 actions, as published
- Jan 16Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
- Jan 31Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
- Feb 11PassedHouse of Representatives
- Feb 12Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
- Feb 26Referred To Elections;RulesSenate
- Mar 4DR - TSDP: EL To RUSenate
- Mar 5Died In CommitteeSenate